When Rites of Passage came out in 2000, the underground hip-hop world buzzed about a lyricist called Brother Ali. Rhymesayers had picked up another gem, and every album to follow packed killer rhymes, illustrating Ali’s knack for storytelling. His last LP dropped in 2007, and now at long last ...

In case the SNL Digital Shorts “Lazy Sunday” and “Jizz in my Pants” haven’t convinced you of the genius of The Lonely Island comedy trio, their latest club banger is sure to make a fan out of anyone. Collaborating with autotuner king T-Pain, they managed to put out a so...

Spring is just around the corner, and it will soon be time to ditch those heavy winter coats. Of course you’ll still need a nice jacket to help you ease into the summer months. La Merde, the cheekily named clothing company based in Portland, Oregon has just dropped their new Spring 2009 line o...

Study finds online porn may reduce the incidence of rape Could online porn be responsible for a decrease in rape cases? A Clemson University study suggests it might. Todd Kendall, an economics professor at Clemson University, published a study that found "the arrival of the internet was associated w...

Mardi 20 janvier 2009, Washington DC. Un homme s’assit dans le métro à Washington et se mit à jouer du violon; c’était un matin froid de janvier. Il joua six morceaux de Bach pendant environ 45 minutes. On a calculé que pendant ce temps, à une heure d’affluence, plusieurs milliers de voy...

Barack Obama takes office today with a realistic prospect of joining the ranks of history's most powerful presidents....

Barack Obama takes office today with a realistic prospect of joining the ranks of history's most powerful presidents....

Kidrobot is schooling poser-punks with a history lesson packaged as a vinyl toy. When they drop the latest incarnation (#16) of their logo/mascot today, you’ll find that the sentiment screams: punk’s not dead! In an inspired move, Kidrobot produced a trio of Kidpunks, each wielding a sta...

It’s good to bump some nerding-out music every once in a while, and if you’re new to the style, we recommend Quarta330’s newest offering. With an equipment list that includes a Moog Rogue, lo-fi resonator, and a Nintendo GameBoy, the Japanese producer twists grime and dubstep rhyth...

Every sampling artist will tell you that music is everywhere, but there was a strict production process that turned the sounds of everyday life into something you could call a song. RJDJ, an interactive iPhone app, allows anyone to make a sampled song on the fly through a process that is hard to des...